12 Tribes of Israel
12 brothers of Joseph
12 Judges of Israel
12 Great Patriarchs
12 Old Testament Prophets
12 Kings of Israel
12 Princes of Israel
Jesus in Temple at 12
Could it be another link from more ancient beliefs?
12 Disciples = 12 constelations of the zodiac, that Jesus travels around with, Jesus being the sun.
2007-11-21 20:38:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Christians are worshipping the sun, just be another name.
2007-11-21 20:46:44 · update #1
Brilliant observation. I'm seriously glad you decided to bring this up for others, namely Christians, to see.
Just further evidence that Christianity and Judaism are just as deeply linked to the occult as modern Paganism.
I hereby bestow upon Christianity the "Pot Calling the Kettle Black" award.
2007-11-21 20:41:11 · answer #1 · answered by Kemp the Mad African 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The number 12 is suggestive of wholeness: the twelve tribes, the twelve months of the lunar year, the twelve signs of the zodiac; etc. There is a mandala-like quality of wholeness suggested by the four sides of camp formation arranged by the four compass points, with three tribes on each side—three in turn being the smallest number of real multiplicity, or plurality.
2007-11-22 04:44:22 · answer #2 · answered by Deens 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like someone who wrote those parts of the Bible had an obsession with the number 12.
12 apostles + Jesus = 13
12 signs of the zodiac + the constellation Ophiuchus = 13
Ophiuchus is the 13th constellation, even though it's not generally recognized as one, but a small part of it crosses into the ecliptic (the path in the sky where the sun, moon and planets travel).
2007-11-22 04:44:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Pagan beliefs (which were brought into the bible) believed in the power of numbers. 12 is like a number meaning "whole" or "complete". 40 in the bible just means a really long time.
2007-11-22 04:43:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, that's silly. The number seven occurs a lot too in Judaism.
Twelve is important because it was a nice round number. It has nothing to do with the zodiac.
2007-11-22 04:41:00 · answer #5 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You're correct, Jesus is the SUN of God... the 12 represents the zodiac, or in parts could refer to the months, are you feeling enLIGHTened?
2007-11-22 04:43:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Twelve months in a year. Twelve is big with many ancient cultures.
2007-11-22 04:41:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because they could not count beyond 12
2007-11-22 06:51:46 · answer #8 · answered by Vasudevan p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SO IS THE NUMBER 4O!
Dont look to deeply into it otherwise you'll confuse yourself!!!!
2007-11-22 04:41:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have no idea !
2007-11-22 04:40:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋